http://wordie.org/words/prosphoron Comments for the word 'Prosphoron' http://wordie.org http://wordie.org/words/prosphoron#comments A prosphoron (Greek: Πρόσφορον, Offering) is a small loaf of bread used in Orthodox Christian ritual The plural form is prosphora(Πρόσφορα). <br /> <br />A prosphoron is made up of two separate round pieces of dough which are placed one on top of another and baked together to form a single loaf. This double-loaf represents the two natures of Christ: human and divine. Before baking, each prosphoron is stamped with a seal usually bearing the image of a cross with the Greek letters IC XC NIKA ("Jesus Christ conquers") around the arms of the cross. This impression is baked into the bread and serves as a guide for the priest who will be cutting it. <br /> <br />_Wikipedia Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:18:50 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/prosphoron#comments